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Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

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Migrants are seen on the deck of a Libyan Coast Guard's ship in Tripoli, Libya, on 29 April 29 2021.
Migrants are seen on the deck of a Libyan Coast Guard's ship in Tripoli, Libya, on 29 April 29 2021. © Hamza Turkia/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

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The European Union wants to strengthen its training of the Libyan coastguard, which has been somewhat neglected in recent years, and to stop Turkey using its links with Tripoli to increase migratory pressure on the continent's doorstep.

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